Friday, February 27, 2015

Get Your Barata Off of My Plata!

The so-called "barataplata" is a technique we've collectively been tinkering with lately. As the videos below show, there are several set ups and lots of details. These techniques dovetail nicely with the monoplata (or Marceloplata!) that I posted about a few weeks ago (see here). Between the two, they have opened up my game by helping me think more broadly about the principles behind shoulder locks and how they can be applied in a wider variety of circumstances. That said, here are some videos--the first few of which are by Rafael Freitas (aka Bartata)--the namesake of the technique! The others I found along the way. The video with Kit Dale and the so-called "Great White" grip is shown as a way of transitioning to the omoplata. But it's a great grip for the barataplata as well. I hope you, too, like the techniques.